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The Other Gulf

8 Aug 2011 ben

Here is an apt quote fromĀ Nnimmo BasseyĀ inĀ The Observer.Ā Last year, as the Macoondo Well gushed thousands of barrels of oil into the belly of the Gulf of Mexico, Nnimmo drew our attention to the Niger Delta’s daily woes:

We see frantic efforts being made to stop the spill in the US. But inĀ Nigeria companies largely ignore their spills, cover them up andĀ destroy people’s livelihood and environments. The Gulf spill can beĀ seen as a metaphor for what is happening daily in the oilfields ofĀ Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
May 30, 2010
Oil pollution in the Niger Delta
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